Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe.

Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. We are guardians of an original 19th century victorian recipe for beeswax furniture polish handed down to us by adrian perkins who discovered it in 1979. Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine.

150g 2 3 cup beeswax. How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish. Natural beeswax furniture polish. Here s how to make your own furniture polish at home.

One with turpentine is the best thing for polishing bare wood. Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish. We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way. Any good furniture restorer or antiques expert will tell you that beeswax furniture polish from a traditional recipe i e.

There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish. This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. It restores shine and gloss improving colour and adding an immeasurable amount of. It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards.

Allow polish to dry then buff with clean cloth. 1 cup jojoba oil. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum. Turn cloth as it becomes dirty.

The jojoba oil and beeswax help condition the wood and create a protective barrier. By which i mean wood that has not been varnished or lacquered. In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish. Joshua farnsworth shows how to mix melted beeswax boiled linseed oil and turpentine to create a lovely historic wood finish and furniture polish.

If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results. Traditional beeswax furniture polish seals the wood and offers protection from moisture and sun. Eucalyptus oil smells great and it has anti microbial properties.

The first step to make this beeswax furniture polish is to start melting some refined beeswax in a double boiler setup.